Uxbridge fall election race taking shape slowly

No candidates yet for Ward 4 or regional council seat

Uxbridge Times Journal

UXBRIDGE -- It’s been more than a month since anyone has filed nomination papers for the fall municipal election in Uxbridge.

However, with little more than three months to go prior to the Sept. 12 deadline for filing for nomination, Uxbridge does have three candidates for the mayoral seat, including incumbent Mayor Gerri Lynn O’Connor, who will be opposed by one-time Uxbridge mayor Bob Shepherd and former councillor Ted Eng.

In Ward 1, Sally Brady and Pamela Beach have both filed papers in attempt to claim the seat currently held by Councillor Bev Northeast, who has yet to state her intentions for the Oct. 27 election.

In Ward 2, Pat Molloy will seek re-election, while in Ward 3 Bob Harrison remains the only person to have submitted paperwork to run. Mr. Harrison filed on the first day nominations opened in January. Pat Mikuse is the current Ward 3 councillor and has not made public her decision on whether to run again.

Meanwhile, Ward 4 remains the only Ward without at least one registered candidate. The seat is currently held by Jacob Mantle.

In Ward 5, Joy Whalen has put her name forth to obtain the seat held by Gord Highet, who hasn’t announced whether he will seek re-election.

Regional Councillor Jack Ballinger has previously said he’s likely to make a decision on his plans later this month or early next month. To this point no candidates have registered for the seat.

At the school board, Kathy Lefort will seek re-election as Catholic school trustee while Gord Baxter has filed to run for public school trustee.